Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane is a female a cappella group whose seven members herald from
around the Bay Area, including the East Bay, San Francisco, and the South Bay.
The group performs its own unique, energetic arrangements of cover tunes ranging
from 60's and Motown hits to current pop and rock songs.

In 1999, Calamity Jane entered the world of original music and is proud to
have completed three original songs which will they debuted in Fall 1999. In
1991, a few women who loved singing got together once a week to do just that.
The members soon recognized that they wanted singing to be much more than just
a casual hobby. They began performing on street corners and at open mike nights,
and soon they had a dedicated following.

In late 1993, many concerts, rehearsals, and auditions later, Calamity Jane
became the group of talented and enthusiastic women it is today. The group has
performed at venues such as the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, Borderšs Books
in Palo Alto, the Cable Car Theater in San Francisco, at the1993 and 1998 regional
Harmony Sweepstakes, and on Mornings on Two with Steve McPartlan on KTVU. The
group also works with Bread and Roses to give pro bono concerts to organizations
such as homeless shelters and schools.

Calamity Jane, in the fall of 1998, released its first CD entitled "The Road
Ahead" which is a lively compilation of the songs the group has perfected over
the last 5 years.

Discography

The Road Ahead

Shaking The Tree
It's All In The Game
Walking On Broken Glass
I Can't Stand The Rain
I Can't Make You Love Me
You Gotta BeSon Of A Preacher Man
I'll Be There
You're No Good
Woodstock
Best Of My Love
To Sir With Love
Take Me To The River
Constant Craving
Would I Lie To You?
Shed A Little Light
Like A Prayer

The Janes take a collection of songs that Thirty-Something Girls
Like "I Canšt Make You Love Me," "Woodstock" and "Like
A Prayer" are just several, but they're all good-begin with carefully constructed
arrangements and pour their seven voices in a thick layer over the top. Sometimes
"all-girl" groups can lack ballast on the bottom end, but Calamity
Jane-as their name implies-gets the job done, relying on a foundation of dense
block chords and ground bass figures. These gals aren't striving for a delicate,
girly sound, but demonstrate that they can more than hold their own in the male-dominated
world of contemporary a cappella.